Nwangu Surname
Approximately 306 people bear this surname
Nwangu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 302 | 1:586,565 | 28,271 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Nwangu (35) may also be a first name.
Nwangu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nwangu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nwangu is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nwangu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 881,213th most commonly held family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 23,815,510 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Nwangu reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,744,716th most widespread given name throughout the world. It is borne by 35 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 302 people, or 1 in 586,565. In Nigeria Nwangu is mostly found in: Ebonyi, where 43 percent are found, Enugu, where 19 percent are found and Abia, where 10 percent are found. Beside Nigeria it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 0 percent are found and South Africa, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nwanguh | 92 | 18 | / |
| Nwanggu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nwankgu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nnwangu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nwuangu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nwanguha | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nwongu | 83 | 61 | / |
| Nbangu | 83 | 21 | / |
| Nvangu | 83 | 4 | / |
| Nwamgu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Nuangut | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nuangud | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwongou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwonghu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nuangaud | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbangu | 67 | 21,591 | / |
| Mvangu | 67 | 11 | / |
| Nvengu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nbongu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nuongu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbanggu | 62 | 211 | / |
| Mbangou | 62 | 187 | / |
| Mbeangu | 62 | 4 | / |
| Mvangou | 62 | 2 | / |
| Mbaungu | 62 | 2 | / |
| Mbanngu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mbaingu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mbangheu | 57 | 3 | / |
| Nboungou | 57 | 2 | / |
| N'Bongou | 57 | 2 | / |
| Nvoungou | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mbangouh | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mbangggu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mbahanguh | 53 | 1 | / |
| Mbongu | 50 | 2,938 | / |
| Mvengu | 50 | 8 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nwangu
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